HP vs Dell

Aleksey · 02-09-2004, 04:35 AM

Dell are only good computers if you wants something equivalent to P2, because at their advertising price they sell stuff that can't really do too good. For example, they give 128 MB shared RAM - not very good. Shouldyou try to do any modification - just to raise it to 256, the price jumps to twice as much.

HP on the other hand are very consistent. This summer I got a HP Notebook with 512 RAM 2.66 P4, 60GB HDD, and a 64MB vcard, for $1700. When I tried getting something similar on dell it ended up being over $2100.
I know many people hate HP's and Compaq's, but I think all they need is just a little customization, and they'll work fine, particularly Compaq's. They work best with AMD's 1800+ and 512RAM at least.

zkiller · 02-09-2004, 06:33 AM

i disagree on what you say about dell. dell is a company where you get what you pay for, literally!

HP makes descent notebooks and the desktops are "ok" for a first tier company. however, in my honest opinion they aren't of very high quality (the desktops, that is).

compaq lukily was aquired (or did they merge) by HP and since has raised the bar to where HP stands. older compaq desktops were horrible and nearly impossible to work on. i haven't actually had the chance to a compaq notebook, so i really can't comment on that part of there product line.

Rick G · 02-15-2004, 09:38 AM

Hey you forgot that wonderfull Dell support that comes straight from India

zkiller · 02-15-2004, 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rick G

Hey you forgot that wonderfull Dell support that comes straight from India

so? india has some of the most highly qualified IT professionals in the world!

seriously...

Lord Kalthorn · 02-29-2004, 04:37 PM

Lol! Yeah - India is pretty well off for Computer specialists.

I'd have to go for Dell - HP make nice Printers and Ok Scanners; but they should have stopped there!

Willson13 · 03-03-2004, 03:02 AM

Okay, I want a bottom line opinion on this. Which computer company would you suggest buying from? HP, Dell, Gateway, Mac?

cptnwinky · 03-12-2004, 11:07 PM

An XP2500 will work great for gaming. The only problem you might run into is games that require the extra instructions written into Pentium 3/4's.

vladimirbot · 03-20-2004, 04:11 AM

neither. toshiba, fujitsu and sony r the best!

littlenicky · 04-22-2004, 03:26 AM

...its an athalon 2500+ im guessing

littlenicky · 04-22-2004, 03:28 AM

i say dell and hp suck... get some machine made a by a selling company ... ure local computer stores sometimes have good prices

02-09-2004, 04:35 AM	#11 (permalink)
Aleksey Bronze Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: My Chair Age: 32 Posts: 44	Dell are only good computers if you wants something equivalent to P2, because at their advertising price they sell stuff that can't really do too good. For example, they give 128 MB shared RAM - not very good. Shouldyou try to do any modification - just to raise it to 256, the price jumps to twice as much. HP on the other hand are very consistent. This summer I got a HP Notebook with 512 RAM 2.66 P4, 60GB HDD, and a 64MB vcard, for $1700. When I tried getting something similar on dell it ended up being over $2100. I know many people hate HP's and Compaq's, but I think all they need is just a little customization, and they'll work fine, particularly Compaq's. They work best with AMD's 1800+ and 512RAM at least. __________________ Once in a great while, somewhere between reality and insanity, will stand the one man that makes every person in the world stop and question everything they do. This is, infact, that man.

02-09-2004, 06:33 AM	#12 (permalink)
zkiller VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Germany Age: 27 Posts: 756	i disagree on what you say about dell. dell is a company where you get what you pay for, literally! HP makes descent notebooks and the desktops are "ok" for a first tier company. however, in my honest opinion they aren't of very high quality (the desktops, that is). compaq lukily was aquired (or did they merge) by HP and since has raised the bar to where HP stands. older compaq desktops were horrible and nearly impossible to work on. i haven't actually had the chance to a compaq notebook, so i really can't comment on that part of there product line. __________________ Stefan, the Post Master, Co-Founder NMPOC [ Web Design Forum \| Track Devil ]

02-15-2004, 09:38 AM	#13 (permalink)
Rick G Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Las Vegas, USA Posts: 294	Hey you forgot that wonderfull Dell support that comes straight from India __________________ New Sys Abit AW9D Max OCZ Plat @ x 1gig OCZ Gamextreme 600 PSU 8800 GTS 640 sony dvd burner WD 200 gig sata hdd Thermaltake shark case Viewsonic 22" widescreen

02-29-2004, 04:37 PM	#15 (permalink)
Lord Kalthorn Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Greathanc Age: 20 Posts: 35	Lol! Yeah - India is pretty well off for Computer specialists. I'd have to go for Dell - HP make nice Printers and Ok Scanners; but they should have stopped there! __________________ Windows XP 64-bit Edition Athlon 64 3200+ @ 800Mhz 512Mb RAM 320Gb HDD nVidia FX5200 128Mb Graphics Card 4x DVD-RAM/DVD-+RW Drive CD-RW 52x24x36 6 USB, 2 Firewire, 1 Ethernet www.playfordnet.com/greathanc/index.php

03-03-2004, 03:02 AM	#16 (permalink)
Willson13 New Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 1	Bottom Line Okay, I want a bottom line opinion on this. Which computer company would you suggest buying from? HP, Dell, Gateway, Mac?

03-12-2004, 11:07 PM	#17 (permalink)
cptnwinky VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Williamstown, MA Age: 26 Posts: 83	An XP2500 will work great for gaming. The only problem you might run into is games that require the extra instructions written into Pentium 3/4's.

03-20-2004, 04:11 AM	#18 (permalink)
vladimirbot Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 33	neither. toshiba, fujitsu and sony r the best!

04-22-2004, 03:26 AM	#19 (permalink)
littlenicky Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: california Age: 19 Posts: 37	...its an athalon 2500+ im guessing __________________ 2.0 celeron 128 ddr 266 120 gb hdd dvd-rw cd-rw combo 300w

04-22-2004, 03:28 AM	#20 (permalink)
littlenicky Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: california Age: 19 Posts: 37	i say dell and hp suck... get some machine made a by a selling company ... ure local computer stores sometimes have good prices __________________ 2.0 celeron 128 ddr 266 120 gb hdd dvd-rw cd-rw combo 300w

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